Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1887-03-19
A TRUE OFFERING.
Dilly's Generous Act in Place of
Easter Gifts.

"What are YOU goingtodraw, Dilly?"
Chatty Arkwright's little plain face
looked thin and sharp with anxiety as
she asked the question.
1--WE been thinking about drawing
Crumple and hernew calf, but | haven't
quite decided answered Oily.
Chatty's face rounded and bright
cncd. II think you draw COWS very
nicely, she said, 81 Oh, Djlly, I'm
So afraid | shan't do we'll. My uncle
says that if ! win the prize he will send
me to the city to learn to be a real art
ist."
1t vas strange to see Chatty eager
and flushed with hope; she was usually
so pale and detected. She was lame,
and her uncle, her only relative, was Il
miscrly old man. 1t was a wonder,
every body said, that she had been al
lowed to 20 to the academy, She was so
poorly clothed and scantily fed.
There are only two or three girls
whom | am afraid Of continued Chat
~. "Somctimes You do a great deal
better than t. Her voice trembled.
''How much she c%arcs,' Oily said to
herself, watching Chatty as she stumped
away on her crutch. II didn't think
she had any ambition"
Oily herself had a great deal Of am
hi,ion. She was fairly tingling to her
iiuEcr-tips now with the excitement of
the contest for the prizr that had been
offered to her class in the Cherrylield
Academy for the best drawing from ma
ture. 1t was not only the pleasure of
eNcelling that moved Oily now, al
though that was very dear to her heart
she wanted the prize, which was five
dollars in money, for 4 particular pur.
pose. She had overrun her allowance
and been bankrupt cver since Christ
mas, and had been forced to borrow ST
much of Sydney, her brother, that i
would take almost all her next quar-
tcr's allowance TO repay him. sgd
ncy WAS not a pleasant persol
TO borrow of. He was very wise an,
prudent himself, and always "save,
mp" He said money burned a hole il
Diily's pocket, and he quoted POO
Richard maXimS, which were yer,
wise and good, of course, but scenes
very personal if you had a sweet tootl
that would draw you like a magnet t
the candy shop, and if your quarter
allowance never could be made to las
more than Il month. Ii was Il yer
small allowance, Oily thought, bu
sgd said it was large, considering ther
were nine children, and ait was MOI
than girls needed, anyway, and just Sc
how much Margery saved!'
Margery was fifteen and Il half, tw
years older than billy; she had bee
saving all winter, in spite of Christma
and every thing, TO give toward til
new chaneel window that was to /
placed in the church. 1t was expccte
that the offerings Of the coming East,
would amount to enough TO buy i
Miss Sylvester, Dilly's Sunday Scho'
teacher, had said that she hoped he
pupils would deny themselves, an
make their Easter offerings as large
possible. If billy didn't get the priz
sbe wouldn't have Il single cent for 0
Easter offering.
She went to the barn rs soon as 81
reached home TO take another survey
old Crumple and her new calf, al
make up her mind as to theii pictu
esdue possibilities.
She seated herself upon an invert'
cask and went TO work at once. Cruz
pie was a very obliging model, but d
new calf was frisky and would not ke'
sull. He had 4 queer, scraggy bod
set mp on four knobby, stilt-like leg
H. had no tail to speak Of, isd SCENE
10 be AL oars.
II was n warm afternoon In Marcl
the rei spripg-liks day Of the yss'